Implications of Global Climate Change for Violence in Developed and Developing Countries

Rapid global climate change, taking place over decades rather than millennia, is a fact of twenty-first-century life. Human activity, especially the release of greenhouse gases, has initiated a general warming trend. The 10 warmest years on record between 1880 and 2008 were the last 10. This trend is expected to continue until the atmospheric composition returns to a preindustrialera norm.